When comparing To The Moon vs Far Cry 3, the Slant community recommends To The Moon for most people. In the question“What PC games have the best storytelling and plot? ”To The Moon is ranked 20th while Far Cry 3 is ranked 38th. The most important reason people chose To The Moon is:

The main story is actually told backwards, ala the movie Memento. While not the most original concept, still a cool way to tell a story. In the end there is quite the happy ending that will result in many tears being shed.

Pros

Pro

Cute story told backwards with an unexpected happy ending

The main story is actually told backwards, ala the movie Memento. While not the most original concept, still a cool way to tell a story. In the end there is quite the happy ending that will result in many tears being shed.

Pro

Well written characters

As the story progresses the characters attitudes and emotions change in response to the ever evolving story. This makes fro what is a very well written game that makes the story and characters seem genuinely real.

Pro

Explore, explore, explore!

Trek in the deep woods and retrieve ancient artifacts; Dive underwater and explore sunken ships, the game is entertaining even when you are not engaged in missions.

Pro

Unique driving experience

Far Cry 3 offers a first-person view experience in driving which can be either more challenging, or easier to maneuver depending on each player.

Pro

Side Quest and Challenges

Attend to villagers' story and help them out or take on challenges and hunt down ferocious trophies for upgrades.

Cons

Con

Gameplay is lackluster

The actual gameplay of the game consists of tile flipping and a few other mini type games.

Con

Too short

Averaging play at around 4 hours to complete the game is quite short, good thing there are a bunch of free DLCs released that extend the gameplay.

Con

Mediocre saving system

Far Cry 3's saving system which disallows saving during missions while allows only 1 game save at a time often annoys players.